2679: The 10 BIGGEST Gym Mistakes That are Killing Your Gains & More (Listener Live Coaching)
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2025
⏱️ 112 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom.
- Mind Pump Fit Tip: The 10 BIGGEST Gym Mistakes That are Killing Your Gains. (2:05)
- The 'Horny Stack' is a good time! (28:49)
- Gym language. (29:51)
- Teasing your kids. (32:31)
- Consistency, appreciation, and making an effort in relationships. (44:45)
- The most rewarding partnership. (53:02)
- Muscle Mommy Movement Quiz. (55:11)
- #ListenerLive question #1 – I know you guys have said stubborn fat is usually just a matter of patience, but is there a point where hormones, metabolism, or other factors might play a bigger role after losing so much weight? (58:06)
- #ListenerLive question #2 – Any guidance on how to work my way up to weighted dips and pull-ups? (1:14:22)
- #ListenerLive question #3 – Could exercise during the day cause elevated body temperature at night while sleeping? (1:24:13)
- #ListenerLive question #4 – I'm struggling at this point in my life now that I have achieved the weight loss that I've always went after. How do I proceed with my fitness at this point in time as far as the style I should be focusing on, and the calories I should be at? (1:34:33)
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- September Special: MAPS Muscle Mommy Movement Quiz!
- Mind Pump # 2412: The 5 Worst Fitness Mistakes Damaging Your Overall Health & Longevity
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- Sal Di Stefano's Journey in Faith & Fitness – Mind Pump TV
- Stop Working Out And Start Practicing – Mind Pump Blog
- Mind Pump # 2452: The Hidden Hormone That is Disrupting Your Sleep With Dr. Stephen Cabral
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People Mentioned
- Thomas Conrad (@realrecoverytalktom) Instagram
- Ben Bueno (@realrecoverytalkben) Instagram
- Dr. Rhonda Patrick (@foundmyfitness) Instagram
- Dr. Stephen Cabral (@stephencabral) Instagram
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.3 | Mind Pump. |
| 0:07.1 | Mind Pump with your hosts. |
| 0:09.2 | Sal DeStefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.4 | You just found the most downloaded fitness, health, and entertainment podcast in the entire world. |
| 0:18.5 | And all of history, this is Mind Pump. |
| 0:20.4 | Right? |
| 0:20.5 | In today's episode, we had callers call in and we got to coach them on air. We got to help them with their fitness, their diet, all of their struggles when it comes to fitness on air. It's our favorite part of the episode. But before that, we do an intro. Today's intro is 55 minutes long. In the intro, we talk about fat loss and muscle gain and strength training |
| 0:38.5 | and exercise. We also talk about family life and sometimes current events. It's a great time. |
| 0:44.0 | By the way, if you want to be on an episode like this, just send us your question at live |
| 0:47.8 | at mindpumpmedia.com. This episode is brought to you by some sponsors. The first one is |
| 0:52.5 | Organified. Today I talked about their horny stack. These are the happy drops and Shalajit Gummies. Combine them together and watch what happens. Go try them out. Go to Organify.com. That's O-R-G-A-N-I-F-I-com forward slash mind pump. Use the code mind-pump, get 20% off. This episode is also brought you by Rock Recovery. |
| 1:11.8 | This is a rehab facility that we work with. |
| 1:14.7 | They're really good. |
| 1:15.6 | Look, if you or a loved one or friend struggles with addiction, go to rock recovery center. |
| 1:20.9 | com forward slash mind pump. |
| 1:23.1 | You will get help. |
| 1:24.0 | You can fill out a form. |
| 1:25.6 | Everybody's going to get some advice. |
| 1:27.5 | And one of you will get a free sponsorship, which is worth something like $50,000. |
| 1:32.3 | So it's rock recovery center.com forward slash mind pump. |
| 1:37.0 | Also, this month, we are doing a quiz for women. |
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